Fourth of July weekend sees spike alcohol-related arrests

LAKE COUNTY &GT;&GT; The Fourth of July weekend brought with it fireworks, cardboard and duct tape boats and a higher number of alcohol related arrests than last year.

According to the Lake County Sheriff's Office (LCSO) online booking logs, there were at least 24 alcohol related arrests between Friday and Sunday. That numbered spiked from last year, when only 10 people were arrested on alcohol related charges. The most common offense was disorderly conduct, followed by DUI. There was also at least one watercraft related DUI during the weekend.

Saturday was the busiest day for the officers, when 20 out of 24 arrests made that day were alcohol related, according to the booking logs.

California Highway Patrol Sgt. Engle said Monday that the CHP had a full deployment of officers around the county. He added that the Fourth of July weekend is typically one of the busiest weekends of the year in the county.

Though it was a busy weekend for law enforcement, there were no major problems during the weekend aside from the DUI arrests, Engle said.

He also said the CHP did not set up DUI checkpoints in the county and that the arrests were made during traffic stops.